Well, after having my JCW aero bumper on for less than 4 weeks, I was involved in small front end collision, and my JCW bumper is now trashed

I could potentially go back to my stock front bumper, but I am considering the Prior Design front bumper. Does anyone else have one of these, and have any thoughts on the fit and finish?

 

Why not check out the Ociari design.
It is very unique.
You can order straight from factory in Italy.
Just a suggestion.

 

Is Ociari of Italy still in business Vollgas ?

I came up 0 when I Googled them. Looking for a front bumper as well.

If you find them MINI Berg, LMK maybe we can split shipping costs ?

 

1) ProMINI also carries the Ociari, but IMO is ugly.

2) NO such thing as a "JCW Aero bumper" or a "JCW bumper" concerning first gen MINIs. It is simply known as the "Aerodynamics Body Kit" aka "Aero Kit."

3) Get another AERO bumper and enjoy the best looking, and cheapest aftermarket bumper available (while still enjoy high quality).

 

I also like the Prior Design front bumper, so if you do find someone that has bought one let me know what they thought of the fitment. I've thought about buying the whole kit, but yowza... they're expensive.

Ground Dynamics sells a similar front bumper (Oracle... maybe the same as Orciari?), but I'm not sure if it would work with my stock grille: http://www.grounddynamics.com/Oracle...2-06mcorfk.htm

 

So I called Prior Design, and they have unbelievably courteous customer service. I called this morning (Saturday) from an auction I saw on ebay, and no one picked up (because I'm in FL, and it they are in CA, and weren't there yet). Didn't leave a message because I thought I would just call back later.

One of there reps saw the missed call, gave me a call that afternoon, and asked me if I had any questions, etc, and went over product specifics and shipping etc.

Really friendly, and said I could just call them direct to place an order instead of going through Ebay.

 

http://www.orciari.it/eng/index.php

Website still works.

 

I'm not getting email notifications after someone posts after me on NAM. I wish I knew what I was doing wrong. The settings say I should get instant notifications if someone replies. Any help with this manner would be appreciated. I also get this message when I attempt to be a "registered user":

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Can someone help me with this? I can't seem to find the administrator's address to message them.

 

bfromhold, not sure what's going on with your notifications..

Regardless, I'm thinking about splurging for the Prior front bumper if I can sell enough stuff in time (I have rims and Madness header for sale in the marketplace FYI haha). Should look nice with my aero side skirts. I have my arches painted Astro Black metallic to contrast my Dark Silver paint, and I think I would continue that theme onto the Prior Design bumper.

I will think all of this over, and be sure to post pictures if I decide to pull the trigger.

 

Ya know what they say about opinions

Thanks but I don't think Pro-mini sells them anymore, I already checked with them this past October.

 

I agree with the opinions...lol The prior design just looks very ricer-fan-boi-ish to me...

And...wow....about promini. I could have sworn i saw them offering the Ocari products up to a couple of weeks ago, BUT they are in fact no longer on the site. So i am willing to bet you are very correct.

 

Here some interesting ones

http://www.battleperformance.com/pro...53bodykit.html

Longboard

 

yes yes and yes. that kit is beautiful along with the 997 turbo esque rims.

 

true some nice looking bumpers there

 

I think those bumpers with the factory aero side skirts would be a very nice combination

 

Krone V2 looks great!

 

we should do a group buy on the v2 bumper. save shipping costs. i'm for sure in on that

 

The krone does look very nice! Too bad I am in a hurry to get a new bumper and probably couldn't wait it out to import one of those...



More than likely, I could go this route, as these are in stock in the US. At least they are made in Germany and TUV approved, so there has to be some level of quality and such.

 

How much are we looking at?

 

I'm pretty sure I can get the front bumper for around $700 direct from Prior Design.

Will be calling them back later this week.

 

let me know what price they give you for the prior design bumper. i am interested in either that bumper and the krone bumper. i've email the krone people to get cost on the front bumper and shipping to the usa.

with that said maybe we could order together and get a discount but more importantly we can save on shipping. i see your in the tampa area. i live in west palm beach but have a house in clearwater as well. i have no problem driving up there to pick up the bumper to save on shipping costs.

 

Jump N Jive sounds good. I just emailed them tonight, but I will give them a call tomorrow and see what they have to say. Since this ships freight, I'm sure we could save a little money.

I believe they said it would be about $125 freight shipping (to business address). We could prob save a lot off of that. I could potentially ship it to my body shop and then take the extra bumper back to my house.

We'll def keep in touch.

 

or have them both shippied to the body shop. i can have mine painted purple haze that way i can just drive up and have it installed. that might be the way to go

 

Prior is one of the few body kits for MINI's besides the factory Aero kits that doesn't look a little ridiculous. (opinion)

 

Well my bumper will be delivered to the body shop on Friday, and hopefully pictures will be posted next week! I'm somewhat excited to see how it turns out myself!